Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-01

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LIVERPOOL, Dec. 81. noon.-wheat strong,
with an active demand; holders offer spar
inglv; California No. l. rs 9dG7s lld red
Western spring, Is 5dtG7s I'd; red Western
winter rs 66D7s Sd. Corn steady; demand
fair; new mixed Western As I'd.
NEW IOEK. Dec. 81. nOon.-Flour firm.
Wheat better. Corn lower. Pork firm
mess s12 25Gl2 IS. Lard firm at SO 80. Freights
steady.
scoop. m.-Flour, Southern quiet put steady.
Wheat, cash . shade higher, closing steady at
near the best rates; No. . red, December de-
livery 927Sc, January 92sz(G08l4c, closing at
9SAc; May 9S 7l6(69S7sc, closing at 9SAc.
Corn, cash firm and quiet; No. January de-
livery 471agG4S14c, closing at 45c; February
AL O14916c. closing at 494c; May 52SSg5275c,
closing at 52szc. Oats EGnl9c hgher ana mod
erately active; No. 2, January delivery 800
35Hc, closing at 3514c; February 3G@36Ac,
97l5c. Hops unchanged. Coffee spot fair Rio
fifIn at Az. Sugar dull and unchanged. Mo-
lassesdull. Petroleum, crude, in bbl- 6ls9G1zc.
Cotton seed Oil 300 for crude. SOC for refined.
@Tallow steady at SIC. Hides steady and mod
erately active. Wool quiet and unchanged.
Pork firm and In moderate demand; mess
$l2 2jeol2 70. Beef dull. Beef hams firm at
$40 O0Ni9 so. Cut meats firm; bellies G5s0D
exc. Middes firm; long clear 82zc. Lard
al points higher and fairly active; Western
steam. on spot sjc. January deli verv q $50
O SIC, February s9g6 95e; city steam 6 soc;
refined l5c. Linseed oil nominal. Freights
steady; cotton, per steam, 3-l6d, wheat 4Ad.
CHICAGO. Dec. 3l.-Tradng was active in
wheat to-day. and the highest prices since
last September were reached. The firmness
was attributed to strong cables and large
cearings from the seaboard, aggregatDg
23S, 900 bushels from three ports. May delv-
cry opened at SIC and fell of to s67Sc. but rose
again to size and closed within I6c Of outside
figures and &c higher than yesterday. Corn
ruled active and higher, but with very IN
settled feeling. The market opened LQDi5c
higher. with May delivery at &c, but fell
Ia, a al. NaUN tlgA
firm with good demand, with prices IsG4c
higher. Provisions ruled active and strong,
owing TO the advance in live hogs Meas pork
opened l5nl7I6c per Dbl higher, reccded l5d
zoe ana cOscd quiet. Lard was Arm and 5GD
Ike ner hundred higher. Short ribs were 5l1
Z &c per hundred higher.
The following shows tho current prices for
cash properties on the recii lar board: Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat, No. 2 spring
7g1CG7gI5c; No. AIRED 7914c. Corn. No. 2. 379sc.
Oats, No. 2. 261ac. Mess pO,k sl2 20: Lard
81 IS. Dry sailed shoulders, boxed, 4 $50
00c; short clear sides, boxed, 8bgB acc.
Whisky 81 IS.
Futures The following are the highest
lowest and closing quotations.: Wheat. De-
cember delivery 791<f07B1sc. closed NJ 1910:
January I9@m7gisc. closed ut 1870; May S7k
aSB7Sc, closed &C 5756c. Corn, December de-
livery 971sCq373zc, closed at 37Nc; JaAQry
S75S g373Sc. osed at 8I5sc; May lG0c,
closed at 1870. oats, December d6<rE&EA
0c26Ac, closed at 2GHc; January EXyRN
closed at 2eIzc May 3l1l@2ls6c, clio EY{
closed az sl2 %, January sl2 500 s4STz
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